Elena Ferrarin
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Restored Itasca train museum reopensSep 28, 2013 9:00 pm - The grand opening of the restored Itasca Historical Depot Museum was a train-themed extravaganza, complete with the sounds of train whistles and horns everywhere. The mu...
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$3.2 million settlement in Elgin electrocutionSep 27, 2013 11:00 am - The family of one of two men electrocuted while working on a bridge at the Fox River in Elgin five years ago has been awarded a $3.2 million settlement ComEd is paying t...
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Elgin's northeast side likely getting bike lanesSep 27, 2013 5:15 am - Elgin's northeast side is expected to get bicycle lanes along a route that would connect its downtown to trails accessing Shoe Factory Road Woods and the Poplar Creek fo...
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Subaru ready to begin construction in ElginSep 26, 2013 4:31 pm - Construction of a new Subaru car dealership in Elgin is expected to start in about two weeks, as soon as the city council gives final approval. The council approved 7-1 ...
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Round Lake Beach teen enjoys brush with stardom on 'El Factor X'Sep 26, 2013 5:15 am - Brisila Barros' family can't get enough of the YouTube videos. Huddled around the tablet computer in the family room of their Round Lake Beach townhouse, they comb thro...
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Elgin starts budget talks by looking at expensesSep 26, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin City Council members discussed possible expenses as diverse as Riverside Drive and communications and marketing during a special meeting Wednesday that kicked off ...
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Elgin police using social media to fight crimeSep 25, 2013 4:30 am - Kristie Hilton never thought that posting on Facebook and Twitter would become part of her daily tasks after more than 15 years with the Elgin Police Department. The se...
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Town-hall meeting in Elgin draws sparse crowdSep 21, 2013 3:40 pm - People got a chance to hear about upcoming health care insurance requirements and city issues at an Elgin town-hall meeting on Saturday, a daylong event organized by an ...
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Batavia festival has art for everyoneSep 21, 2013 8:56 am - As children grow up, lots of things change — clothes, shoes, haircuts ... even their taste in art. Batavia resident Sandra Burke, who attends the Art in Your Eye fine ar...
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Volunteers guard veterans memorial overnight in ElginSep 21, 2013 8:00 am - In the stillness of the night, interrupted only by the occasional train horn, volunteers Don Wells and Bill Glisson had plenty of time to take in the full, emotional imp...